Cord-holder.



E. I. TIcHEJNoR.

CORD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IAII. 25. ISIS.

Patented De'. 28, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, T9315.

Application led January 25, 1915. Serial It o. 4,277.

To all 'Lo/tom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ELBERT J. Tionnnon, a citizen of the United States,residing at eaufort, in the county of Franklin and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cord- Holders; anddo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cord holders and the primary object of theinvention is to provide a device for holding a cord taut about anenvelop or package.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device as specied,which i embodies a casing having one side thereof detachably connectedto the main body of the casing, and to form a depending sleeve upon theinner surface of the removable side, which sleeve rotatably supports acord retaining spool; to provide the spool with a facial recess in whichis positioned a coil spring, which spring is coiled oppositely to thedirection of the coiling or winding of the cord upon the spool, so as tocoil the spring upon the unwinding of the cord the spool, whereby whenthe cord is released from tension, the unwinding of the spring willrewind the cord upon the spool.

iVith the foregoing' and other objects in view this invention consistsin such novel features of construction, combination and parts as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and claimed.

In describing' the invention in detail, reference will be rawingswherein lil u like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved cord holder,showing the same applied to a package, Fig. 2 is a. cross sectional viewthrough the improved cord holder, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview through the improved cord holder.

eferring more particularly to the draw- 1 designates the casing of thecord holder, which is substantially circular in plan, and includes abase 2 and ing side wall 3 which extends vertically upward from the base2. cover plate 4t is provided for positioning' upon the upperI edge oftheupstanding side 3, and it is provided with an annular 1ecess 5 formedin the Linder surface of its marginal edOe, which recess receives theupper edge of the upstanding side wall 3, for forming a firm connectionbetween the cover plate 4 and the casing 1, as is clearly shown in Fig.3 of the drawing. The cover plate 4 has a sleeve 6 formed integrallytherewith and extending downwardly from the central axis of the innersurface of the same, which sleeve is provided with a pair of internallyscrew threaded recesses 7 and 8. The recess 7 extends inwardly into thesleeve, and through the plate il, from the outer side of the plate, andis provided for detachably connecting a pin 9, to the casing 1, thepurpose Vof which will be hereinafter more fully described.

he internally screw threaded recess 8 extends upwardly into the sleevefrom its inner end, and communicates with an openin r 10, which isformed in the base 2. The opening 10 and the recess 8 are provided forreceiving a screw 11 for attaching and securely holding the cover plateet upon the upper edge of the upstanding side 3 of the casing 1 A spool12 is rotatably mounted upon the sleeve 6 and provided with' a recess 13eXtending into the same, from the base of the spool which engages theinner surface of the base 2 of the casing 1. The recess 13 is prouidedfor receiving a coil spring lll, which is coiled about the has one endsecured thereto. The other end of the coil spring 1l is inserted throughan opening 15 formed in the drum portion of the spool, and passespartially about the circumference or peripher f of the drum portion 16of the spool and through an opening 17 formed therein, and back into therecess 13, which securely connects the outer end of the coil spring 14to the spindle of the spool 12. The drum lthird opening 18extendingtherethrough,

also passes through and has one end thereof tied the cord, for securelyconnecting the cord to the drum portion. The cord 19 is wound or coiledabout the spindle 16 of the spool, oppositely to the ceiling of thespring le, Aaudit has .one end extending through an sleeve 6 and opening20, which is formed in the upstanding side 3 of the casing 1. The outerend of the cord 19, which extends out of the casing 1, has a ring 22secured to its outer end to prevent the end of the cord from passingthrough the opening 20.

The pin 9 has an enlarged head 24 formed upon its outer end, whichextends out of the bore or recess 7. The head 24 is corrugated and has aspiral spring 25 coiled about the same. One end of the spiral spring 25is positioned beneath the under surface of the head Q4, so that when thescrew threaded in 9 is inserted in the bore 7, the lower end of thespring 25 will be securely clamped between the under surface of the head24 and the outer surface of the cover plate 4. The upper end of thespring 25 extends above the top of the head 24, and is provided forreceiving the end of the cord 19 therebetween, for securely clamping itbetween adjacent convolutions of the spiral spring, for preventingslipping of the cord, and for holding it in position about a package, asis indicated in Fig. 1, against the tension of the coil spring 14.

In the operation of the improved cord holder; the casing 1 is made smallin size, so that the cord holder may be employed as a package tie, ifdesired. llhen the cord holder is used as a package tie, the base 2 isplaced iny engagement with the surface of the package which is to betied, and the cord 19 is unwound from the spool 12, and-passed about thepackage in any desired manner, in Fig. 1, the cord 1.9 is shown aspassed crosswise about the package, then wound or passed once about thepin 9, and then along Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve centseach, by addressing the Washington, D. C.

the length of the package, having its free end inserted between theoutermost convolutions of the spiral spring 25, for holding the cordtaut about the package, and against the unwinding action of the spring14. The

spring 14 is coiled about the sleeve 6, llppositely to the direction ofthe ceiling or winding of the cord 19 upon the spool, so that when thecord is unwound from the spool, the spring will be wound upon the sleeve6, whereby when the cord is released from tension, the unwinding of thespring will automatically rewind the cord upon the spool.

In reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitatealterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterationsare comprehended within the scopeofwhat is claimed.

1n a cord holder, a casing, a spring controlled cord retaining spoolrotatably mounted within said casing, a pin detachably carried by saidcasing, an enlarged head formed upon said pin, a spiral spring coiledabout said head and having its outer end eX- tending above the outer endof said head for receiving between the outer convolutions thereof theend of said cord for holding it against the tension of the springcarried by said spool.

In testimony whereof aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELBERT TICHENOR.

Witnesses L. P. WARE, SAM BACON.

Commissioner of Patents,

